Review of ‘Coming Forth by Day’ by Cassandra Wilson: Tribute Album as Birthday Present

April 7, 2015 9:33 PM

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A recording that recasts Billie Holiday on the singer’s 100th birthday.

Through their achievements at popular music’s highest level, Billie Holiday and Cassandra Wilson are peers across time. Accordingly, Ms. Wilson is free to pay homage to Holiday without fealty, and she does so on her new album, “Coming Forth by Day” (Legacy), by radically reinterpreting, with charact...

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If you've never listened to a Cassandra Wilson record you've missed out on one of the most unique singers around. I've listened to everything she's recorded but this latest is truly special. Listen with headphones and you'll become mesmerized with the blend of sounds and if you're familiar with the songs, the words sung seem to have more meaning than before. Bravo!